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NEW YORK — The Yankees<\/a> activated Cody Bellinger<\/a> from the injured list Sunday after the outfielder missed 25 games with a strained left hamstring.<\/p>\n

Bellinger batted fourth and started in left field for his first game since July 25 in Philadelphia<\/a>. Bellinger suffered a Grade 2 strain after running the bases following a double, and the Yankees said he would miss four to six weeks.<\/p>\n

“Very excited,” manager Aaron Boone said before the finale of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>. “He’s had a pretty good rehab process here, and he’s got tested well enough the last two nights and obviously been able to get a handful of at-bats here. So I feel like he’s ready to roll and excited to get him back.”<\/p>\n

Bellinger is hitting .259 with 11 homers and 53 RBIs in 102 games this season. He batted .228 in New York’s first month after losing Aaron Judge<\/a> to a stress fracture in his right rib but was hitting .372 in 12 games before getting injured, though he entered Sunday with a 31-game homerless streak — the second longest of his career.<\/p>\n

After batting .272 with 29 homers and 98 RBIs last season, Bellinger re-signed with the Yankees last winter for $162.5 million over five years and was the MVP of the All-Star Game on July 14 in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

The Yankees went 14-11 in Bellinger’s absence and began Sunday three games behind the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> in the American League East. New acquisition Heliot Ramos<\/a> started 15 games in Bellinger’s absence and will likely see time in right field when the Yankees are facing a left-handed starter.<\/p>\n

To make room for Bellinger, Max Schuemann<\/a> was optioned back to Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes Barre. Schuemann is hitting .194 in 41 games for the Yankees and was recalled Friday when Ryan McMahon<\/a> went on the injured list with a sprained left thumb.<\/p>\n

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